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MAYAS

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the Mayan civilization collapse? 
a)
migration
b)
warfare
c)
drought
d)
all of the above
2.
The Mayans used blood sacrifices as a way to please the gods. 
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which of the following mathematical concepts did the Mayans develop? 
a)
circumference
b)
equations
c)
angles of a triangle
d)
a concept of zero
4.

What class of Mayas worked the land, growing crops to feed the population?

a)

The ruler

b)

Nobles and priests

c)

Merchants and artisans

d)

Farmers and slaves

5.

What class of Mayas could explain the divine signs from the gods?

a)

The ruler

b)

Priests

c)

Merchants and artisans

d)

Farmers and slaves

6.

How did the Mayas grow crops in the forested area?

a)

Terrace farming

b)

Raised-earth platforms

c)

Slash-and-burn

d)

Built pivots to irrigate

7.

What crop was the Mayas main source of food?

a)

Corn

b)

Squash

c)

Beans

d)

Avocados

8.

What was an achievement of the Mayas?

a)

Large standing army

b)

Large ships

c)

Complex system of paved roads

d)

An accurate calendar

9.

What type of written language did Mayas have?

a)

A simple language made up of pictures

b)

A simple language with less than 100 words

c)

A complex system of hieroglyphs

d)

They had no written language

10.
The region extending from modern Mexico through Central America
a)
Mesoamerica
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Midland
d)
Mayas
11.
The Mayans lived in what is now present-day..
a)
Chile
b)
Brazil
c)
Cuba
d)
Mexico
12.

The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.

a)

True

b)

False